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Gathoni Wa Mucomba's Biography in Summary

Kenyan politician and businesswoman Peninnah Gathoni Muchomba is also known as Gathoni Wa Mucomba. She represents Kiambu County Women in the bicameral Kenyan parliament and is a member of the country's ruling Jubilee Party. In the 2017 General Election, she ran for and won the position of Kiambu women representative As the third-highest contender with the majority of votes, after President Uhuru Kenyatta and the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Gathoni received 922,829 votes from Kiambu county voters

childhood and education

Gathoni Wa Mucomba was born in 1975 in Kiambu County, which is in Kenya's Central Province, in the Komothai ward of the Githunguri constituency.She excelled in her early education, being the best student in her district.After offering to cover her tuition, a kindhearted person assisted in getting her enrolled at Precious Blood Secondary School in Riruta, Kiambu County, one of Kenya's public schools.[4] Gathoni later started working as an unskilled teacher at Makuyu Secondary School in Muranga County.

Later, she enrolled in University of Nairobi, where she pursued a bachelor's degree in education.She obtained employment at KBC radioKameme FM while still a student, where she hosted an agricultural show. Later, Inooro recruited Gathoni.

career Business

She is the creator and CEO of Utugi TV, a local digital Kikuyu television channel that broadcasts to Kenyan farmers.
Politics

She defeated Ann Nyokabi, her closest challenger, to win the Jubilee Party of Kenya's party primary elections in 2017.She received 922,829 votes, making her the third-highest vote-getter behind presidential candidates Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, and she was chosen to represent women in Kiambu County.

Before taking the oath of office, Gathoni stirred up controversy when she asserted that Kenya's lawmakers shouldn't receive pay cuts because they deserve recognition for the hard work they put in.[7] The public expressed disapproval of her remarks both outdoors and online.